11 NEWS REPORTER JENNIFER FRANCIOTTI SHOWS US HOW HE’S DOING JUST THAT. >> IT’S THE FIRST THING THE STAFF SEES WHEN THEY ARRIVE AT GBMC, MESSAGES OF LOVE AND SUPPORT. >> I AM NOT TALENTED ENOUGH TO MAKE MASKS. AND I HAVE THE ACCESS TO SIGN MATERIALS AND I FIGURED I JUST HAD TO DO SOMETHING. >> MIKE BROWN OWNS 1ST SOURCE SIGNS IN NOTTINGHAM, BECAUSE OF THE CRISIS,HE’S HAD JUST TWO -- HE HAS HAD JUST TWO JOBS IN FIVE WEEKS BUT IT’S THOSE ON THE , FRONT LINES THAT HAVE HIM BACK THAT WORK BY PLACING SIGNS AT AREA HOSPITALS WITH WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT INSPIRED BY HIS OWN KIDS DAUGHTER JESS AND SON , MIKE, BOTH ARE NURSES AT JOHNS -- JOHN’S HOPKINS. >> MY DAUGHTER TEXTED ME LAST WEEK AND SAID THAT THE STRESS AND ANXIETY IS AT AN ALL-TIME HIGH. I SEE WHAT THEY’RE GOING THROUGH AND I CAN’T IMAGINE WHAT IT’S LIKE FOR EVERYONE WHO HAS FAMILY MEMBERS OUT THERE. >> BUT MIKE DOES KNOW WHAT IT’S LIKE TO LOSE SOMEONE CLOSE TO COVID-19. HIS COUSIN, JERRY MANLEY, CAREER LAW ENFORCEMENT AND LONGTIME SPECIAL OLYMPICS VOLUNTEER DIED TWO WEEKS AGO. >> TO HAVE THIS VIRUS ATTACK HIM AND TAKE HIM, A PART OF MY HEART LEFT. >> AND PART OF WHAT’S MOTIVATING HIM TO REACH THOSE FIGHTING TO SAVE LIVES, INCLUDING A SPECIAL SIGN FOR HIS DAUGHTER WHO FEELS LIKE SHE’S NOT DOING ENOUGH. >> THIS IS MY FAVORITE. I WANTED TO KNOW THAT SHE IS WORTHY. IF I CAN MAKE JUST ONE PERSON SMILE THAT’S ALL I NEED TO DO WHETHER IS MY OWN TWO KIDS WHETHER IT IS SOMEONE ELSE. TO ALL OF THE NURSES AND DOCTORS OUT THERE EVERYONE IS SO

A Maryland father of two nurses who are on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic is doing what he can to lift the spirits of health care workers. Messages of love and support are the first thing the staff sees when they arrive at Greater Baltimore Medical Center."I am not talented enough to make masks and I have the access to sign materials, and I figured I just had to do something," said Mike Brown.Brown owns 1st Source signs in Nottingham. Because of the crisis, he has only had two jobs in five weeks, but it's those on the front lines that have him back at work.Brown is placing signs at hospitals with words of encouragement inspired by his own children, Jess and Mike, who are both nurses at Johns Hopkins."My daughter texted me last week and said that the stress and anxiety is at an all-time high," Brown said. "I see what they're going through and I can't imagine what it's like for everyone who has family members out there."Brown knows what it's like to lose someone close due to the coronavirus. His cousin, Jerry Manley, was in career law enforcement and was a longtime Special Olympics Maryland volunteer who died two weeks ago."To have this virus attack him and take him, a part of my heart left," Brown said.He made a special sign for his daughter who said she sometimes does not feel she is doing enough."If I can make just one person smile, that's all I need to do. Whether it is my own two kids, whether it's someone else," Brown said. "To all of the nurses and doctors out there, everyone is so appreciative. We can't thank you enough."

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A Maryland father of two nurses who are on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic is doing what he can to lift the spirits of health care workers.

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Messages of love and support are the first thing the staff sees when they arrive at Greater Baltimore Medical Center.

"I am not talented enough to make masks and I have the access to sign materials, and I figured I just had to do something," said Mike Brown.

Brown owns 1st Source signs in Nottingham. Because of the crisis, he has only had two jobs in five weeks, but it's those on the front lines that have him back at work.

Brown is placing signs at hospitals with words of encouragement inspired by his own children, Jess and Mike, who are both nurses at Johns Hopkins.

"My daughter texted me last week and said that the stress and anxiety is at an all-time high," Brown said. "I see what they're going through and I can't imagine what it's like for everyone who has family members out there."

Brown knows what it's like to lose someone close due to the coronavirus. His cousin, Jerry Manley, was in career law enforcement and was a longtime Special Olympics Maryland volunteer who died two weeks ago.

"To have this virus attack him and take him, a part of my heart left," Brown said.

He made a special sign for his daughter who said she sometimes does not feel she is doing enough.

"If I can make just one person smile, that's all I need to do. Whether it is my own two kids, whether it's someone else," Brown said. "To all of the nurses and doctors out there, everyone is so appreciative. We can't thank you enough."